Create a spooky video and you could win $300
Make your own scary movie in our inaugural Halloween Video Contest, sponsored by the Star-Advertiser and Hawaii News Now. Entries should not exceed five minutes and must comprise original content that has not appeared elsewhere. Videos with excessive gore or violence will not be considered. The deadline to enter is Oct. 15.
Upload entries to YouTube and email the URL to features@staradvertiser.com, along with information on the video and the filmmakers.
Multiple entries will not be accepted.
The winner, chosen by a panel of judges, will receive a $300 cash prize. Finalists will be shown on Hawaii News Now Sunrise starting Oct. 29, with the winner announced Oct. 31. The judges’ decision is final. Finalists for a separate People’s Choice award will be announced Oct. 19, with the winner determined by the highest number of YouTube views between noon Oct. 19 and noon Oct. 23. Video links will be provided at honolulupulse.com.
The contest is open to Hawaii residents only; Oahu Publications Inc. and Hawaii News Now contributors, employees and their family members are not eligible.
By entering the contest, you grant the Star-Advertiser and Hawaii News Now a royalty-free license to use your video. Winners’ names and photos will appear in the Star-Advertiser and honolulupulse.com.
Enter scary stories in Fiction Contest
Spin your most haunting tale of horror and the supernatural in the our annual Halloween Fiction Contest. Entries are limited to 650 words and must be original work never before published.
The winner will receive a $200 cash prize, and the story will appear in the Today section on Oct. 28. The deadline for entries is Oct. 15. One entry per person.
Email entries to features@staradvertiser.com or mail to Halloween Fiction Contest, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 7-210, Honolulu, HI 96813.
